The United States and Israel are considering the possibility of a joint "surgical strike" against Iran's nuclear facilities, according to a Foreign Policy report by David Rothkopf published Monday.

While Israel and the U.S. still dont entirely agree on the "red line" which would trigger a military response, the report said that the Israelis are now suggesting a more limited attack than was previously debated.

Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official and international relations expert, quoted a source said to be close to the discussions, which claimed that a small-scale attack is currently viewed as the most likely military option. Such strike, the source said, is likely to only take a few hours and would be conducted by air, using bombers and supported by drones.

Take out Nasrallah and fedex his head to the mullahs. Then in one surgical strike, take out the mullahs. All those people that protested the elections in 2009, give them the opening to take back their country.

And for Achmadinijad, take him to Gitmo and bring him up on kidnapping charges for the taking of the Americans in 1979. I don’t care what anyone says, that was him in the picture and he has to answer for that.

The calendar for 2012 reads the same as that for 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 15, 1962, reached its climax on October 27, and concluded the next day--nine days before the November 6, 1962 elections. The euphoria over the supposedly successful conclusion of the crisis undoubtedly helped the Democrats, and many Republican candidates who lost felt that the election had been "Cubanized."

Will the Obama administration also cook up a similar "crisis" in the next few days?

Running out of time, New moon this month is the 15th and the next is Nov 14th, too late to help him in the elections.

A limited strike is a bad idea, its like sneeking into a bear’s cave, and jabbing it in the snout with a sharp stick.
Iran will go crazy and retaliate madly no matter how small a raid.
Better to shoot the bear in the head while you have the chance, he’s gonna try to kill you no matter what

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posted on 10/09/2012 6:34:57 AM PDT
by Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)

“The trouble is that the Sunnis are on the march, thanks to Bush and Obamas foreign policies favoring Sunnis over Shias. I dont see how we can weaken Iran and maintain ME stability”

That’s all backwards. Saddam was Sunni and Iranian leadership is Shia. Iraq’s democratic policies benefitted Iraqi Shia due to their 60% population majority while disenfranchising the Sunnis. Which is why Iraqi Sunnis supported the insurgency.

Bush’s foreign policy didn’t begin or end with Iraq. Recall that it was mainly SA Sunnis that flew their planes into our buildings. Neither side is our “friend” and Obama has made things worse, but take a look at the ME and you’ll see Islamists who are mainly Sunni working to choke off the Shia. That’s not a good thing for us in the end, that is a resurgent and united Sunni empire.

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